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Dutch Golden Age

Dutch Golden Age proper noun: a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, or Disaster Year), in which Dutch trade, science, and art and the Dutch military were among the most acclaimed in the world.

Proper noun

the Dutch Golden Age

  1. (historical) A period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, or Disaster Year), in which Dutch trade, science, and art and the Dutch military were among the most acclaimed in the world.

Questions about Dutch Golden Age

What does Dutch Golden Age mean?
Dutch Golden Age means a period in the history of the Netherlands, roughly spanning the era from 1588 (the birth of the Dutch Republic) to 1672 (the Rampjaar, or Disaster Year), in which Dutch trade, science, and art and the Dutch military were among the most acclaimed in the world.
What part of speech is Dutch Golden Age?
Dutch Golden Age is a proper noun.

Words near Dutch Golden Age in the dictionary

  1. Dutch gable
  2. Dutch gables
  3. Dutch garden
  4. Dutch gin
  5. Dutch gold
  6. Dutch Golden Age
  7. Dutch Guiana
  8. Dutch Guianese
  9. Dutch hand
  10. Dutch hands
  11. Dutch hoe

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